Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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McDonald's pulls Beyond Meat P.L.T. burger from Canadian menus after test phase



The Plant, Lettuce and Tomato – or P.L.T. – burger, which used Beyond Meat as its patty, was rolled out for a limited time at 52 locations in Ontario last fall.

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Man's complaint about 'crappy' restaurant service met with sarcastic backlash on Twitter



A man is getting shredded over a tweet about cheese.

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American's like a lot of different types of steak, but they mostly want it cooked the same way, study reveals



There’s a right way and a lot of wrong ways to cook a steak.

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Unsold Guinness beer used to fertilize Christmas trees during the lockdown



This year, Christmas will be brought to you by beer.

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NY City Council approves slashing $1B from NYPD budget



New York City lawmakers voted Tuesday on budget changes that shifted $1 billion from the New York Police Department to programs that assist in youth and community development, a number that fell short of what many protesters in the city have demanded. 

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Arizona ammo supplier to Las Vegas massacre gunman gets prison time: reports



An Arizona man who sold illegal tracer and armor-piercing bullets to the Las Vegas massacre gunman was sentenced to prison Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

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This Day in History: July 1



The pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg begins in Pennsylvania. President George H.W. Bush nominates federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

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New York City weighs $1 billion cut to police despite spike in gun violence



Fox News contributor Deroy Murdock and former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik join the debate on 'Fox News @ Night.'

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LAPD morale sinks amid 'vilification,' 'constant verbal battering of our profession,' union boss says



They are essential employees who sometimes put their lives on the line just showing up to work – and they face “vilification” along with “constant verbal battering” and the looming threat of contracting the coronavirus.

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Elijah McClain case: DOJ, FBI consider possible civil-rights investigation



Federal authorities said Tuesday that an ongoing review into the death of a black man who died after being put into a chokehold by police began last year to see if a civil-rights investigation is warranted.

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Kansas City has seen nearly 100 homicides this year, on track for deadliest year on record



Kansas City, Mo., is on track to be have the deadliest year on record for the city with nearly 100 homicides so far this year.

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University of Wisconsin students say Abraham Lincoln statue at Madison campus must come down



Some University of Wisconsin students are pushing for a statue fo Abraham Lincoln to be removed from its Madison campus over his treatment of indigenous groups and black people. 

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Buffalo protester knocked to ground by police is out of the hospital weeks later, lawyer says



Buffalo protester Martin Gugino was released from the hospital Tuesday after spending nearly a month there for injuries he sustained when two police officers pushed him to the ground.

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Minnesota bride cares for crash victim while still wearing her wedding dress



Rachel Taylor, 22, held and comforted a car crash victim the evening after her wedding last week.

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New Zealand 'monster penguins' had Northern Hemisphere doppelgangers, researchers say



Monster penguins that lived in New Zealand 62 million years ago had doppelgangers in Japan, the USA and Canada, according to a new study.

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Ancient remains of over 100 children with coins in their mouths discovered in mass grave



Archaeologists in Poland uncovered the remains of more than 100 children, some with coins in their mouths, in a mass grave.

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COVID-19 prompts ‘hyper-activity’ in blood clotting cells, research shows



COVID-19 triggered changes in blood platelets could be a contributing factor to the onset of heart attaks and strokes in some patients with the disease, new research reveals.

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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy set for next spacewalk days after losing a mirror in space



Early on Wednesday NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken will emerge from the International Space Station on a spacewalk to upgrade the orbiting lab’s power systems.

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Ocean on Jupiter's moon 'could be habitable,' researchers say



With NASA slated to explore Jupiter's moon Europa sometime in the next decade, researchers are increasingly confident that the ocean on the celestial satellite "could be habitable."

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Photographer captures remarkable images of endangered butterfly flying off flower



A photographer has captured remarkable photos of endangered butterflies flying off flowers at a nature preserve in the U.K., British news agency SWNS reports.

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Koalas could face extinction in Australia's New South Wales by 2050, report warns



An official report warns that koalas could be extinct by 2050 in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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Dinosaurs were definitely killed by asteroid and not volcano, new study says



If there was any doubt that the dinosaurs went extinct due to the massive asteroid that hit Earth 65 million years ago, a new study hopes to put the controversy to bed.

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Viking ship discovery: Historic dig to uncover longship starts in Norway



The first excavation of a Viking ship in 100 years is underway in Norway.

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Hong Kong police arrest dozens of protesters amid China's review of national security bill



Hong Kong police arrested dozens of protesters Sunday during a demonstration against a controversial national security bill, which China’s legislature has begun to review.

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Italian teen who created catalog of miracles is one step closer to becoming 'patron saint of the internet'



An Italian teenage boy who programmed his home computer to catalog miracles and died at 15 years old is one step closer to becoming the first Catholic millennial saint.

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Hemmer: There will be leaks from Russian bounty congressional briefing



Trump administration to brief lawmakers on reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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China locks down county amid coronavirus surge linked to Beijing market



China has put the 400,000 inhabitants of a county near Beijing on another coronavirus lockdown.

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Gen. Keane: We need intelligence process to continue before we get information



Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane on unanswered questions on Russian bounties.

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Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing, US calls it 'propaganda stunt'



Iranian officials angry over the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani have now reportedly issued an arrest warrant for President Trump – but the U.S. is calling it a “propaganda stunt”. 

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China subjects Muslim minorities to forced birth control, abortions to suppress population, report says



Hundreds of thousands of women in China have been subjected to forced birth control methods -- or even mandatory abortions -- as part of the Chinese government’s campaign to slash birth rates among the predominantly Muslim Uighurs and other minority groups, according to a report published Monday.  

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Monday, June 29, 2020

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South Pole has warmed at over 3 times the global rate for decades, scientists say



The South Pole has warmed more than three times the global rate for the past three decades, a new study reports.

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Mystery of how flying snakes move is solved by scientists



Flying snakes are able to undulate their bodies as they glide through the air, and those unique movements allow them to make such flights, scientists have found.

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Grisly remains of guillotine victims may have been discovered in the walls of a Paris chapel



The remains of hundreds of people guillotined during the French Revolution may be buried in the walls of a Paris chapel.

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NASA wants to use a steam-powered robot to explore icy moons that could host alien life



NASA's plans to explore the ice moons of the Solar System are getting more detail as the space agency is developing a robot that would use steam to power itself in deep space.

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UFOs? Photographer captures pictures of 'flying saucer' clouds



Known as Lenticular clouds, the clouds have been likened to UFOs or the USS Starship Enterprise because of their odd shape.

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Mysterious radiation spike reported over parts of Northern Europe



A mysterious radiation spike has been reported over parts of northern Europe.

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Scientists discover 'Joker' spider



Scientists have discovered a new species of spider with a red-and-white pattern that is similar to the makeup worn by the infamous Batman villain, the Joker.

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Gilead sets pricing for coronavirus drug remdesivir, could cost over $3G



Just days after getting conditional approval for its coronavirus drug remdesivir in Europe, Gilead has announced pricing for the U.S. and other developed countries, charging different rates for the U.S. federal government and private insurers.

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This Stone Age man's jawless skull was found on a spike: Here's what he looked like



We may never know why the skull of a Stone Age man ended up on a stake in a mysterious underwater grave 8,000 years ago, but thanks to a new facial reconstruction, we can see what he probably looked like before he died.

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First evidence that ancient humans ate snakes and lizards is unearthed in Israel



People who lived 15,000 years ago in what is now Israel feasted on snakes and lizards, archaeologists have discovered.

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How to tie-dye at home this summer



The psychedelic print keeps making a splash.

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After coronavirus closures, 24 percent of Americans won't return to gym: study



As fitness facilities gradually reopen, some remain skeptical about returning.

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Reddit bans page used by Trump supporters



Reddit says the pro-Trump community hosted and promoted rule-breaking content, antagonized other communities and that the group's leaders have failed to meet basic expectations.

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YouTube bans David Duke, Richard Spencer, more for hate speech



YouTube has banned several prominent white supremacist channels, including those belonging to David Duke and Richard Spencer.

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Trump retweets, deletes video with 'white power' chant



Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz breaks down the tweet backlash.

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Reddit bans ‘TheDonald’ and almost 2,000 other subreddits in hate speech crackdown



Reddit is banning r/The_Donald along with almost 2,000 other online communities after updating its content policy to crack down harder on hate speech, the company announced on Monday.

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Allegiant Air passenger photographed using face mask over eyes instead of mouth for 'majority of the flight'



A nearby passenger took a photo of the anonymous traveler, seemingly wearing his surgical face mask across his eyes like a sleep mask.

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Sunday, June 28, 2020

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Vets warn that fireworks noise could be deadly to some pets



Veterinarians are pleading for an end to the nightly roar of fireworks in New York City, warning that the loud blasts could cause more than just anxiety for pets — it could be fatal.

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Supporters raise over $60G for Starbucks barista blasted by ‘Karen’ attempting to flout mask mandate



Supporters raised over $60 thousand for a Starbucks barista in San Diego who stood up to a woman attempting to flout a mask mandate and then threatening to call the police because he wouldn't serve her. 

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Lt. Col. Allen West on recovery from motorcycle accident, says America faces an 'ideological civil war'



Former Rep. Allen West, CEO and president of The Hope Center, joins Mark Levin with insight on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.'

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